Speidi have gone from being America’s most loathed couple to a new UK phenomenon, thanks to Celeb Big Brother. This is their story

A 'Speidi Story' source

The reality TV duo, who are set to get their own Channel 5 show, will be protected by a small army of 15 security guards as they hit the town to meet some of their frenzied followers.

And their personal Swat team of private minders is more than double the number global teen idol Justin Bieber, 18, has.

Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt have become figures of public hate since entering the TV house, and were named the most reviled Celebrity Big Brother couple ever.

Now bosses have decided to call in the minders to protect them and keep Speidimania under control.

The guards will ensure crazed and obsessed fans who are desperate to grab sexy Heidi are kept at bay.

And they will also stop anyone wanting to cause trouble from getting near the pair. The American reality stars are set to visit WH Smith in London’s Brent Cross shopping centre today.

But their trip to meet and greet the public and sign copies of OK! Magazine, on which they are the cover stars, has sparked a security nightmare.

It is being held on a busy Saturday when thousands of shoppers are expected.

And store chiefs are concerned about Speidi fanatics running wild.

During their time on CBB, married couple Heidi, 26, and Spencer, 29, deliberately stirred up trouble, bitched about the other housemates and reduced some of the gang to tears in an attempt to make great TV.

But some viewers took offence at their antics and dubbed them “evil bullies”.

A few even issued death threats against them on Twitter. But other fans are totally obsessed with the pair.

Heidi has almost 1.5million Twitter followers and husband Spencer just under a million.

Many of them have been tweeting about how they are desperate to meet their idols. One Twitter user, called Keyser Söze, added: “Brent Cross will be flipping packed mate!”

Layla Anna-Lee raved: “Who’s coming? It’s gonna be a fun one!”

Paris Byrum wrote: “Really wanna get my a*** to London to meet @heidimontag and @spencerpratt.”

And Dhipita Gormen said: “We can get pictures with @spencerpratt. I’m gonna be there.”

Last night Spencer and Heidi, who were runners-up on Celebrity Big Brother to Rylan Clark, 24, said they could not wait to meet their fans.

They said: “Come and meet the King and Queen of Reality TV. See ya there.

“To all the lovers and haters in Britain, come and see the real Speidi before we head back to the USA. We’ve been reading all your Tweets about us.” So now come and tell us in the flesh. Ha ha ha!”

A spokesman for WH Smith said: “Everyone is very excited Speidi are coming. For health and safety reasons we will have 15 security guards.”

Meanwhile, the story of Speidi is being turned into a new Channel 5 show. Producers will chart the rise and fall and rise again of the couple.

It will tell how Spencer and Heidi raked in the cash starring on US reality series The Hills.

A show spokesman said: “Speidi have gone from being America’s most loathed couple to a new UK phenomenon, thanks to Celeb Big Brother. This is their story.”

One-hour special The Speidi Story will air on Channel 5 later this month.